I don't know what it'll be, but I'm looking forward to this.
40th Anniversary Haslab: RID2001 Omega Prime
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Can't have leaks from the factories for something that's nowhere near production.
I think a G1 accurate Metroplex or Fortress Maximus (although less likely with TR reissue coming) are the likely candidates. I thought they had said this one was going back to American G1?
Ginrai /Powermaster OP would be amazing to see.
I think Omega Prime would be amazing as well, and the colors of the announcement make me think RiD.
Ginrai /Powermaster OP would be amazing to see.
I think Omega Prime would be amazing as well, and the colors of the announcement make me think RiD.
Omega Prime seems to fit the clues so far.
And I think is a pretty bad idea to the extent I'd be a bit concerned it wouldn't get funded.
Hasbro aren't capable of making an Omega Prime as good as the original toy, so it's very hard to see what the appeal would be.
And I think is a pretty bad idea to the extent I'd be a bit concerned it wouldn't get funded.
Hasbro aren't capable of making an Omega Prime as good as the original toy, so it's very hard to see what the appeal would be.
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I'd expect something from the early days of G1, seeing as it's celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the brand. Nothing inherently wrong with picking something from later in the brand's history, so long as it's a fairly "universal to the brand" sort of thing, just odd that they would pick something so specifically from around 20 years more recent then the 40 years they're celebrating.
A plastic light up S.T.A.R.S. display with app compatibility, that transforms into the Cybernet Space Cube, that transforms again into REAL 3-D ACTION! Primejets, ON!
-which then simultaneously transforms into a truck and a monkey that retroactively gives a very angry guy on a message board in the 90's a stroke.
For extra authenticity it can only be ordered with Robot Points (also available as an NFT!).
-which then simultaneously transforms into a truck and a monkey that retroactively gives a very angry guy on a message board in the 90's a stroke.
For extra authenticity it can only be ordered with Robot Points (also available as an NFT!).
All the "clues" seem to point to Omega Prime. (That doesn't mean some of the "clues" couldn't just be folks seeing things in an ink blot as it were.)
How would I feel about Omega Prime...
1) It's not something I would "need" being outside G1, but that doesn't mean it wouldn't be something I might want if it looks cool.
2) I do think it is possible to make a better Omega Prime than the original at Haslab budget. While the original Fire Convoy is quite literally a perfect toy, the Rid Magnus is OK at best and Omega Prime is largely a fiddly floppy hassle that frequently fails to support its own weight. If they could shore that up with strong ratcheting joints and make Magnus a little better those would be definite improvements.
3) All that said I'd rather it were Ginrai (actually I'd rather it were Marvel Comics Powermaster Prime), or Better-Plex.
-ZacWilliam, or a bunch of stuff that are all too obscure to happen.
How would I feel about Omega Prime...
1) It's not something I would "need" being outside G1, but that doesn't mean it wouldn't be something I might want if it looks cool.
2) I do think it is possible to make a better Omega Prime than the original at Haslab budget. While the original Fire Convoy is quite literally a perfect toy, the Rid Magnus is OK at best and Omega Prime is largely a fiddly floppy hassle that frequently fails to support its own weight. If they could shore that up with strong ratcheting joints and make Magnus a little better those would be definite improvements.
3) All that said I'd rather it were Ginrai (actually I'd rather it were Marvel Comics Powermaster Prime), or Better-Plex.
-ZacWilliam, or a bunch of stuff that are all too obscure to happen.
Remove the heavy electronics and Omega Prime instantly becomes a better toy.
Yeah, WHAT clues are pointing to God Fire Convoy?
All I had said before is that it won't be an Optimus, won't be Gun Megatron, and won't be from Victory. But there was also one more thing I didn't say: That it WILL be something that celebrates the 40th anniversary. How does God Fire Convoy do that when he's one-part Optimus and also from a filler series that Hasbro has never bothered to reacquire the DVD rights to?
If anything, this teaser photo got everyone at other places on the 'Net saying it's gonna be Primus instead (which, uhh, that's gonna be murder on the wallet, if true):
I figured it out! It's a gun-Megatron but it's not Megatron it's Signal Lancer, and it's not a gun, it's just the G1 gun mode stood on end with a traffic light stuck on top of the barrel. When questioned, Hasbro blames poor quality control for making a telephone pole look very strange.
Apparently the "No Optimus thing" was a misunderstanding, if this random twitter person is to be believed.
Combine that with "Omega level announcement" message and "fire up your engines" from the recent teaser and that's why people are starting to lean towards Omega Prime.
EDIT: https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/tf-pulse-fanstream-30th-january.1258500/page-20#post-22019558
Also I'm just posting to explain to those who were curious where this is coming from; do not start an argument with me about this, as it ain't my personal stance.
Combine that with "Omega level announcement" message and "fire up your engines" from the recent teaser and that's why people are starting to lean towards Omega Prime.
EDIT: https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/tf-pulse-fanstream-30th-january.1258500/page-20#post-22019558
Also I'm just posting to explain to those who were curious where this is coming from; do not start an argument with me about this, as it ain't my personal stance.
Got a link to this teaser? I can't seem to find it.
Link is in the first post.
And did somebody REALLY edit my post to change the link from TFW to Allspark?
Why?
I meant the one that said the words "Omega level". That's not in the first post.
Omega Level was from awhile ago, I don't remember where it was from. Most people assumed it was the Omega Lock for Primus/Cybertron at the time.
EDIT: Quick research points to it being said on a livestream.
EDIT: Quick research points to it being said on a livestream.